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out there lingering and people were wondering, well, if there's smoke is there fire here, maybe did law enforcement have some other information to share, in the middle of that scrum and reporters and people just collected at the courthouse, the courthouse ended up getting cleared itself and it was not apparent for awhile why they did that. authorities later said it was a bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the courthouse and the surrounding area and a bomb threat is always scary, perhaps more so right now, but while that was going on today at the federal courthouse in boston, while all the media was gathered there wondering if the inaccurate reports were going to turn out to maybe be accurate, while this was happening today, it added to the media-generated chaos. joining us now, pete williams, who i should tell you, is in the same building i am in but is at another camera because he needs to be close to his desk phone. it truly is that kind of day in the news, pete. thank you very much for being here. >> you bet. >> what do we know about what authorities have been able to find fro
out there lingering and people were wondering, well, if there's smoke is there fire here, maybe did law enforcement have some other information to share, in the middle of that scrum and reporters and people just collected at the courthouse, the courthouse ended up getting cleared itself and it was not apparent for awhile why they did that. authorities later said it was a bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the courthouse and the surrounding area and a bomb threat is always scary, perhaps...
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rather than taking it to the innocent second amendment law abiding citizen. >> reporter: usually a vice president arrives to preside over a winning vote. biden was here to witness its defeat. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> reporter: four democrats from red states with high gun ownership also voted no. in talking to those democrats who voted no, they say they had intense pressure from their home state constituents who did not want to see expanded background checks. also tonight, senators voted down an assault weapons ban and limits on high capacity ammunition. it is possible that democrats will simply shelve this legislation in order to try again some day down the line. brian? >> again, the president calling this round one. kelly o'donnell on the hill tonight after an eventful day there. kelly, thanks. >>> still ahead for us this evening, the unsettling development elsewhere in washington. who sent letters laced with ricin to the president and at least one u.s. senator? evacuations there today as memories of the anthrax attacks came rushing back. >>> later, making a difference. th
rather than taking it to the innocent second amendment law abiding citizen. >> reporter: usually a vice president arrives to preside over a winning vote. biden was here to witness its defeat. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> reporter: four democrats from red states with high gun ownership also voted no. in talking to those democrats who voted no, they say they had intense pressure from their home state constituents who did not want to see expanded background checks. also...
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they brought together almost 2,000 law enforcement officials. when the president of the united states tells people like myself and massachusetts that you're going to have the whole assets of the united states government to assist you, all those things together give me a very high degree of confidence that we're going to get the person that's responsible and them be brought to justice. that more than any detailed information that really shouldn't be shared with the public right now because it could jeopardyize the information. >> sure. absolutely. congressman, shifting a gears a little bit, how concerned are you and your colleagues on capitol hill and what's sort of the mood? we've heard about these letters which have initially tested positive for ricin. >> well, thank you for asking for that. just so i can include one topic matter. i think the public should be aware, since i've come back, and i think it's the same with the massachusetts members, the amount of compassion and conc n concern, genuine and heartfelt concern from other members of cong
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coast, are going to see precautions at train stations and airports and perhaps big obvious movement of law enforcement, there is no reason to fear that this is any, at this hour, part of any wider plan. correct? >> that's right. people should view the precautions in washington, new york, san francisco, los angeles merely as precautions. this is exactly what the federal government and states and cities prepare for in the event of an attack. heightening basic preparedness, putting more police on the scene. that is not because they know something specific. it is because everyone wants to make sure that there is a show of force and should something else arise that they are in a good position to respond. but it is not the sign of a specific threat necessarily. >> michael leiter in our washington bureau. michael, thank you as always. >>> across town we go to the white house. chuck todd was standing in the briefing room when the president entered at about 6:10 tonight to give his remarks on what the white house was saying so far. chuck? >> i can tell you this. one of the things the president did
coast, are going to see precautions at train stations and airports and perhaps big obvious movement of law enforcement, there is no reason to fear that this is any, at this hour, part of any wider plan. correct? >> that's right. people should view the precautions in washington, new york, san francisco, los angeles merely as precautions. this is exactly what the federal government and states and cities prepare for in the event of an attack. heightening basic preparedness, putting more...
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but law enforcement officials have expressed interest in a man seen leaving the area in dark clothing. and there's word of a federal search warrant being executed in a boston suburb. chris jansing join us live with the latest on the case. >> good morning. the fbi says they're leading a joint federal task force on terrorism. however, they caution that this is a criminal investigation that could turn into a terror investigation. it involves federal, state and local police. and obviously, the question is, who might have done this? and why? they're careful to say there are no suspects. you talk about the warrant that was served in suburban boston. things were taken out of the apartment. but no arrests, no suspects, according to police. the ongoing question about exactly what happened, there is intensive investigation going on right now. everything from the criminal investigation to the forensic investigation, about these two blasts that went off 16 or 17 seconds apart without warning. generally, when there was an act of terror, they might have heard some chatter. there was no reports that
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he was here as a lawful resident. did he -- the thing i think that's the biggest question for investigators now is, "a," why did he turn this way? but, "b," where did he get his expertise in explosives? where did he practice them? it seems really unlikely these two bombs successfully were detonated without some practice runs. where did he learn to do that? where did he practice? those are the big questions. >> we look at the pictures of the suspects and biographical information we have, dzhokhar, who is the surviving suspect here, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is in hospital. tamerlan born in kyrgystan, comes in 2002. he becomes a u.s. citizen, 9/11/2012. he was a wrestler, enrolled at the university of massachusetts-dartmouth. so many friends talking so positively about him. tamerlan, his older brother, does that travel. he comes later than his younger brother. he was mayrried, had a 3-year-od daughter. had a domestic violence incident. he dropped out of community colle college. he was a competitive boxer. people speaking very
he was here as a lawful resident. did he -- the thing i think that's the biggest question for investigators now is, "a," why did he turn this way? but, "b," where did he get his expertise in explosives? where did he practice them? it seems really unlikely these two bombs successfully were detonated without some practice runs. where did he learn to do that? where did he practice? those are the big questions. >> we look at the pictures of the suspects and biographical...
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we will show it to you next >>> plus, the new law in the works to try and keep convicted sex offenders off of california school campuses. >>> we will continue to follow the breaking news out of west texas, still, no exact word on how many people were killed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant. an update is next. >>> it was like an earthquake. a lot of the buildings are gone. we need to get some search teams in here to get the people out. >> the search for survivors continues as many as 50 people are dead. the last count, almost 200 people injured. dozens of homes and businesses leveled by the concussion of the explosion, including a nursing home and a school. this morning, investigators say they are calling it a criminal investigation until they learn otherwise. we will continue to follow the story out of west texas, bring you live updates throughout the morning. >>> what a faterrifying scene tt is. mary thompson joining us live from cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. >>> we are looking ahead to this morning's open on wall street. futures are higher following wed
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what does law enforcement suspect he's doing right now? >> first of all, they're trying to get the facts clear as well. reporting from these scenes is going to be incredibly garbled. they're going to do as much forensic analysis as they can. they're going to track the individual. if, in fact, he was international, a student visa, they're going to search records against other people who came into the country when he did. they're going to be doing the same thing with the other individual to try to identify him. they'll go back and look for communications between these two. so this is another threat that they're pulling. they're going to pull on all of these threads over the next several hours. >> all right. it's just about the top of the hour. 6:00 on the east coast. it's been an astonishing night on the east coast. willie geist is here with me in new york as we cover the reports of explosions and a massive gunfight with two men in watertown, massachusetts. it's evolved into a full-on man hunt. it's all
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again, this is -- this was the stance of law enforcement all day. those weapons are the same issued to the armed forces overseas. that's a basic m-4 semi-automatic long barrelled weapon. they were not fooling around. they had an extremely dangerous suspect pinned down. several people noticed a black vehicle which people assume to be a hearse in the foreground. we don't know if that's true. various sizes and shapes of vehicles. some of which folks have never seen before because they are for specialized tasks. lester holt, anything from where you are. >> reporter: you're talking about the fear and the children of people who heard explosions and shots last night. any of us who heard shots fired in anger know what a horrible sound that is. it takes a while to learn when it's coming your way. you don't know. that's what a lot of people heard last night with explosions and shots. i want to point out we have been watching police officers work so well together. different agencies. we know that typically their arrival is between agencies. they are united in
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are there challenges for law enforcement in that as well? >> i think in a case like this, it works in law enforcement's you know, benefit. and benefit's law enforcement in solving this more quickly than we could have maybe ten or 15 years ago. you know, civil libertarians will always say you have no right to do this or this or this. in this case, the cameras being there and the fact the people were shooting videos, that may be helpful to law enforcement, will probably help them solve it in a more expedient way. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>. asional have constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'l
are there challenges for law enforcement in that as well? >> i think in a case like this, it works in law enforcement's you know, benefit. and benefit's law enforcement in solving this more quickly than we could have maybe ten or 15 years ago. you know, civil libertarians will always say you have no right to do this or this or this. in this case, the cameras being there and the fact the people were shooting videos, that may be helpful to law enforcement, will probably help them solve it...
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several law enforcement sources tell us that has not happened. there will abnormal statement coming from the justice department and fbi shortly to refute those reports. what we do know there is this video as michael and pete williams have been explaining of a man putting a bag down near the scene and they have a tentative id on who that person may be and they want to question and speak to that man. i do not know yet if they found that man. they may have. they may be speaking to him. as of now there is no arrest in this case and the investigation as michael and pete were just explaining, is moving forward but there is no break in the case in the sense that an arrest has been made. >> jonathan, regarding the update from law enforcement personnel, we were expecting an update at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. originally that was around 1:00 p.m. eastern time. when are we getting this update. >> that is going to be an e-mail statement, that's my guess, from the justice department or fbi, saying there is no arrest, at the 5:00 press conference later today. as
several law enforcement sources tell us that has not happened. there will abnormal statement coming from the justice department and fbi shortly to refute those reports. what we do know there is this video as michael and pete williams have been explaining of a man putting a bag down near the scene and they have a tentative id on who that person may be and they want to question and speak to that man. i do not know yet if they found that man. they may have. they may be speaking to him. as of now...
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all of the law enforcement leadership. we have several people we want to present to you this morning and take your questions. i told you yesterday that the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. special agent in charge rick delorea will speak shortly. it's important to clarify that two, and only two, explosive devices were found yesterday. other parcels -- all other parcels in the area of the blast have been examined but there are no unexplode bombs. there were no explosive devices found. over 150 people were injured yesterday in the blast. some gravely. our thoughts go out to all of those injured and killed and to their families and friends. i personally want to thank the extraordinary first responders for their just extraordinary work yesterday. every single one of them -- those who were on site and those who got to the site promptly thereafter performed beautifully, as have the area hospitals. i've been calling around to the heads of the hospitals personally to thank them as well. it's our hope that tomorrow we will
all of the law enforcement leadership. we have several people we want to present to you this morning and take your questions. i told you yesterday that the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. special agent in charge rick delorea will speak shortly. it's important to clarify that two, and only two, explosive devices were found yesterday. other parcels -- all other parcels in the area of the blast have been examined but there are no unexplode bombs. there were no explosive devices found....
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. >> a prominent defense attorney fighting to keep her law license after admitting to smuggling out of jail a hit list for her client. lor lorna brown going before the state bar for an administrative trial. confessing to hiding a hand-written note in her legal papers after visiting him in 2010. that note contained a list of people whom bay allegedly wanted dead. he was convicted of ordering the murders of oakland journalist, chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. brown could be disbarred for the offense. >>> a san francisco city attorney wants to know why dozens of mentally ill patients are being shipped to the bay area. published reports claiming the psychiatric hospital in las vegas bussed about 1500 discharged patients out of down over the past five years. they say at least 36 ended up in san francisco with nowhere to go and ended up in a homeless shelter our out in the streets. >> taking advantage of our most vulnerable putting them on a one-way ticket to know support. >> go to san francisco. they will take care of you. the san francisco department of public health found two pa
. >> a prominent defense attorney fighting to keep her law license after admitting to smuggling out of jail a hit list for her client. lor lorna brown going before the state bar for an administrative trial. confessing to hiding a hand-written note in her legal papers after visiting him in 2010. that note contained a list of people whom bay allegedly wanted dead. he was convicted of ordering the murders of oakland journalist, chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. brown could be...
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fallout over the defeat of new gun laws in the u.s. senate. a visibly angry president obama declaring it shameful. >>> we'll start with the deadly explosion in west, texas.
fallout over the defeat of new gun laws in the u.s. senate. a visibly angry president obama declaring it shameful. >>> we'll start with the deadly explosion in west, texas.
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i do favor more cameras they're a great law enforcement method and device. and again, it keeps us ahead of the terrorists. who are constantly trying to kill us. i hope that members of congress, both parties including my own will realize that the war against terrorists are not over. and it's foolhardy to make cuts in homeland securities. especially whose cities, whose police departments need this. >> this poignant message for all of us, this photo was taken outside the dorchester home of 8-year-old martin richard who as we know died yesterday while watching the marathon with his family. his mother and sister still seriously injured. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. arrival. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and th
i do favor more cameras they're a great law enforcement method and device. and again, it keeps us ahead of the terrorists. who are constantly trying to kill us. i hope that members of congress, both parties including my own will realize that the war against terrorists are not over. and it's foolhardy to make cuts in homeland securities. especially whose cities, whose police departments need this. >> this poignant message for all of us, this photo was taken outside the dorchester home of...
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the rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners. disappointed, but not defeated. we returned home with a determination that change will happen. happen. we have always known this will be a long road. we do not have the luxury of turning back. areas of mental health, school we take strength and the children and loved ones that we lost. we carry a great faith in the american people. on behalf of the sandy hook promise, i would like to say thank you to president obama, vice president biden for their leadership and standing strong safer america. i would like to say thank you to the senators for legislation that would keep guns out of hand and save lives. they stood by us right from the beginning. they were with us. we will not be defeated. we are not defeated. we have no other choice. killeday more people are in this country because of gun violence. stronger. we leave washington hoping that others, both here and across the country, will join us in making that more senators will takeit begins, our hearts are broken. our spirits is not. thank you. it is now my great plea
the rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners. disappointed, but not defeated. we returned home with a determination that change will happen. happen. we have always known this will be a long road. we do not have the luxury of turning back. areas of mental health, school we take strength and the children and loved ones that we lost. we carry a great faith in the american people. on behalf of the sandy hook promise, i would like to say thank you to president obama, vice president biden for...
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though nbc news is reporting law enforcement may know where this person is. the entear tire city of boston is under orders. they have put a no-fly order over watertown, massachusetts. >>> i'm marla tallez. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. let's go straight to terry mcsweeney. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: i see the police helicopter that we have been mentioning continues to stay overhead in a certain area of watertown. as you mentioned, police believe they know where suspect number two is holed up right now. it is not a matter of going in and getting him. an extremely dangerous man. possibly he has explosives tied to him. he threw some, one with his brother, at the police as they chased him. a bomb squad truck comes through. another vehicle with lights flashing. the suspect certainly had explosives last night as they were chased to waltertown after killing. it was confirmed after the suv, they got another pickup truck and drove it here. suspect number one, dead. suspect number two believed to be here in watertown. i keep watching this police helicopt
though nbc news is reporting law enforcement may know where this person is. the entear tire city of boston is under orders. they have put a no-fly order over watertown, massachusetts. >>> i'm marla tallez. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. let's go straight to terry mcsweeney. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: i see the police helicopter that we have been mentioning continues to stay overhead in a certain area of watertown. as you mentioned, police believe they know...
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traffic officers from law enforcement agencies hitting the streets in millbrae as part of the program also known as s.t.e.p. on the lookout for people talking on cell phones and texting while driving. they'll be paying attention to right of way, stop sign violations and, of course, speeding. >>> christina loren mentioned windy out there. expecting more of that today, christina? >> today is the day we can timely give the wind a break and timely, especially at the coastline with those 70-mile-per-hour gusts, frequent gusts overnight. we will see a really, really calm second half of the day. so, finally, a break from the wind. it's so strong out there, you want to watch out for debris in the highway. winds are pretty strong, right at the immediate coast. a sustained speed of 23 miles per hour to start the day in novato. high-profile vehicle, you could likely get knocked around this morning. second half of the day, especially the evening commute, we're talking much better conditions. temperatures this morning are chilly. not as cold as yesterday. we hit the 30s yesterday. today, though, w
traffic officers from law enforcement agencies hitting the streets in millbrae as part of the program also known as s.t.e.p. on the lookout for people talking on cell phones and texting while driving. they'll be paying attention to right of way, stop sign violations and, of course, speeding. >>> christina loren mentioned windy out there. expecting more of that today, christina? >> today is the day we can timely give the wind a break and timely, especially at the coastline with...
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law enforcement suggests they've been through about 80% of that. we are looking for a needle in a haystack. and look, we know his brother took a lot of hits in the gunfight with law enforcement last night before he was killed. you might suggest that this 19-year-old man we're looking for, he may have been hit, too. so he could have crawled under a building someplace. he could be barricaded inside of a house somewhere by himself, or holding a hostage, or he may, just may have been able to steal another car and our worst case scenario and get out of town. once law enforcement finishes this search of this 20 square block, then they have to regroup and figure out what cars have been stolen in the area that he might have used to get away from, or did we miss him and do we go back again? and, chris, i know we're going into the weekend, but how long do you keep a city like this bottled up and tell everybody to stay inside? >> well, is there any way of tracking besides basically hard target, i mean, just searching block by block, inch by inch, going throug
law enforcement suggests they've been through about 80% of that. we are looking for a needle in a haystack. and look, we know his brother took a lot of hits in the gunfight with law enforcement last night before he was killed. you might suggest that this 19-year-old man we're looking for, he may have been hit, too. so he could have crawled under a building someplace. he could be barricaded inside of a house somewhere by himself, or holding a hostage, or he may, just may have been able to steal...
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meanwhile, law enforcement officials in massachusetts are combing through more than 2,000 tips, looking through photos like this one, shall shows a bag sitting by a mailbox before the explosion. it is unclear at this point whether or not the bag has any relevance, but appears to be near the center of the explosion. president obama will be in boston tomorrow to attend a memorial service for the victims. for the loved once of those killed and maimed in the explosion, there is only confusion and many unanswered questions. joining me today here in new york city, nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert, and misterrorism expert michael leiter, and bob herbert, a distinguished senior fellow at dimos. >>> let's go to kristin welker for more. >> reporter: alex, good afternoon. here's what we know at this hour. this letter was received yesterday at an off-site mail facility. i want to emphasize that. it did not get close to the white house. it's typical for letters sent to this facility to undergo a screening. during that process, it was discovered that a letter addressed to president ob
meanwhile, law enforcement officials in massachusetts are combing through more than 2,000 tips, looking through photos like this one, shall shows a bag sitting by a mailbox before the explosion. it is unclear at this point whether or not the bag has any relevance, but appears to be near the center of the explosion. president obama will be in boston tomorrow to attend a memorial service for the victims. for the loved once of those killed and maimed in the explosion, there is only confusion and...
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with this law enforcement by following those simple instructions. we've got every asset that we can possibly muster on the ground right now. they are doing a terrific job and working in concert with each other. we are going to need the public to help us help them stay safe. >> as i mentioned, this shootout took place rufftook place rough the fbi released the photos of those two men. there was a carjacking and police were on their trail shortly there after. to wrap it up, the one brother, the older one, he is dead. that suspect has been shot and killed by police as the younger brother, the 19-year-old is still at-large and police are very concerned about how armed and dangerous he is. that's why you have this shelter in place, which is effectively shutting down the boston metropolitan area. the transit areas in the agency are shut down. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> we want to tell you our own terry mcqueeny is in watertown and we expect a live report from him in a moment. i want to check in with scott mcgrew this morning. throug
with this law enforcement by following those simple instructions. we've got every asset that we can possibly muster on the ground right now. they are doing a terrific job and working in concert with each other. we are going to need the public to help us help them stay safe. >> as i mentioned, this shootout took place rufftook place rough the fbi released the photos of those two men. there was a carjacking and police were on their trail shortly there after. to wrap it up, the one brother,...
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i know you are pretty well placed around the law enforcement community, the federal law enforcement community, tom, on the state of this investigation right now. hold that thought. drew griffin is standing by with new reporting for us on what's going won this news conference. we were expecting it at the top of the hour from the fbi agent in charge. drew, what are you picking up? >> just a little more confusion but we're told it is going to be postponed. that is the official announcement. jason pack with the fbi just walked into this very crowded room where we all are expecting the news conference to begin at 5:00 and told us that we are trying to make it happen now wolf but we're not promising anything. this is a quotement we're taking a little more time to prepare and then he abruptly left the room. that is a little different than what we heard earlier which was that the bomb scare at the courthouse kind of delayed this so we've been getting this postponed all afternoon and now we understand that they are attempting to do this news conference tonight but we're not being promised one at this
i know you are pretty well placed around the law enforcement community, the federal law enforcement community, tom, on the state of this investigation right now. hold that thought. drew griffin is standing by with new reporting for us on what's going won this news conference. we were expecting it at the top of the hour from the fbi agent in charge. drew, what are you picking up? >> just a little more confusion but we're told it is going to be postponed. that is the official announcement....
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you know, what do they do when the law enforcement -- what does the fugitive do when law enforcement put their pictures out? we've done it many times over the years. you don't have choices, fight, flight or surrender. they fight, they fly or surrender. what do these guys do? fight and flight. they can't even decide to do. >> right. >> they're so discombobulated by the fact law enforcement is now on their tail. they're fighting and they're fleeing. their plans were all messed up. >> when you look at their psychology, you talked just now about the distinction between individuals prepared to lay bombs then ratcheting that up to actually strapping a vest on with an explosive. what about the distinction between a willingness to kill ordinary members of the public then actually murder police officers? because we know that a police officer at m.i.t. was murdered last night and they shot at another and he's currently in hospital. >> right. last night they were just in such a mode of escape and mission and suicide that who knows what they were going to do. they didn't even know what they were
you know, what do they do when the law enforcement -- what does the fugitive do when law enforcement put their pictures out? we've done it many times over the years. you don't have choices, fight, flight or surrender. they fight, they fly or surrender. what do these guys do? fight and flight. they can't even decide to do. >> right. >> they're so discombobulated by the fact law enforcement is now on their tail. they're fighting and they're fleeing. their plans were all messed up....
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i should tell you that a couple of other pieces of information i've learned tonight that federal law enforcement source confirms that prosecutors are preparing search warrants. most likely to be executed tomorrow. a limited number in the boston area in their continuous search for evidence in this case. that suggests that there are at least some leads, but mr. deloria made clear the investigation is in its infancy, and the number of -- the search for suspects and motives remains wide open. >> leiter, what does this mean? i mean, is there anything here that's a breakthrough? the public clearly wants to see what happened and why, but at the same time, you don't want to rush and -- and bring in something or someone that you can't really get the evidence to back up. so is there any breakthrough at all in any of this? >> well, it's still relatively early, but i think there are two things that are really important. the type of bomb doesn't tell us all that much. lots of different groups have used this bomb. you can find out how to make a pressure cooker bomb on the internet. >> wait a minut
i should tell you that a couple of other pieces of information i've learned tonight that federal law enforcement source confirms that prosecutors are preparing search warrants. most likely to be executed tomorrow. a limited number in the boston area in their continuous search for evidence in this case. that suggests that there are at least some leads, but mr. deloria made clear the investigation is in its infancy, and the number of -- the search for suspects and motives remains wide open....
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they are getting ready to place enforcements in this new law. president obama asking congress for $440 million to help the irs get ready to oversee this part of the health care law. coming up tonight, steven stock breaking down this new law in extreme details. he has the list of penalties that you will have to pay if you don't have health insurance. that's coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> 5:21. l.a. county sheriff's employees getting a demotion. they are accused of cheating at a charity relay race. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> welcome back on a thursday morning. a live look from the south bay. that is the hp pavilion, home of your san jose sharks tonight. hosting the wild from minnesota hoping to keep things going if the playoffs get close. it is 5:23. several los angeles county
they are getting ready to place enforcements in this new law. president obama asking congress for $440 million to help the irs get ready to oversee this part of the health care law. coming up tonight, steven stock breaking down this new law in extreme details. he has the list of penalties that you will have to pay if you don't have health insurance. that's coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> 5:21. l.a. county sheriff's employees getting a demotion. they are accused of cheating at a charity...
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there were dozens upon dozens of law enforcement officials exchanging gunfire with him. apparently they got out of the suv, then back into it, his brother was shot, wounded, almost killed, then they sort of drove -- he drove that suv himself away from there. and then fled on foot. but the question remains, how is somebody who is a 19-year-old kid, with no formal military training, who obviously was wounded, from what we know that he's here at the hospital, how he's able to evade capture for that long. apparently he used the cover of nightfall to find that boat, get underneath that tarp, and just sat there, and it was very, very close to where that incident had occurred. just a matter of blocks. in fact, our own kerry sanders yesterday had been in that vicinity for the duration of the day, and we knew this was starting to happen when kerry sanders goes we just heard gunshots. we just heard gunshots, folks moving a few blocks up. quite remarkable that he was able to evade capture, wounded, with no formal military training. that's certainly a question a lot of people are go
there were dozens upon dozens of law enforcement officials exchanging gunfire with him. apparently they got out of the suv, then back into it, his brother was shot, wounded, almost killed, then they sort of drove -- he drove that suv himself away from there. and then fled on foot. but the question remains, how is somebody who is a 19-year-old kid, with no formal military training, who obviously was wounded, from what we know that he's here at the hospital, how he's able to evade capture for...
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they will hear arguments whether the law is unconstitutional. whether parents can send their children to repairative therapy. they say it's ineffective and psychologically damaging. they say they were interfering with private family relationships. the ruling is not expected for semple weeks. >>> in about a.5 hour the explo exploreatorium will open. be sure to watch us at 11:00 for a live report on that big grand opening. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after the break. . >>> welcome back. taking a live look at the hills in sunol. a breeze on the grass. boy oh boy the hills are alive but barely. we need rain to keep these hills green. not an immediate forecast. in fact, we're going the opposite direction, warm-up, 73 in livermore. the warm-up starts today, 3 to 5 warmer than yesterday's high, keep on climbing to the weekend peaking finally monday of next week and close to 90 inland. lets check that drive. hi, mike. >> good morning. just about 8:30, just about an hour ago we had really big slowdowns haps happening into milpitas, a s
they will hear arguments whether the law is unconstitutional. whether parents can send their children to repairative therapy. they say it's ineffective and psychologically damaging. they say they were interfering with private family relationships. the ruling is not expected for semple weeks. >>> in about a.5 hour the explo exploreatorium will open. be sure to watch us at 11:00 for a live report on that big grand opening. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after the break. ....
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they are fighting to keep her law license. attorneys for the state are going to be here saying they are going to be disbarred smuggling a hit list. laura brown is the former attorney. once the leader of oakland. she admitted she took his hand written notes from jail hiding them in legal papers and passing them on to a bay family member. he was convicted of ordering the murders of journalist, chauncey bailey and two other men. she said she thought they may have been love letters to a girlfriend and additional notes to his mother when she got them. the papers had the names of witnesses against bay and days later, those papers were found in the car of a man who describes himself once as a bay soldier for the family. now, brown has faced an ethics violation, a possible two-year suspension. then, the state supreme court rejected that. losing a law license is very rare here in california. only happens about 1% of the time. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 5:34. a san francisco city attorney wa
they are fighting to keep her law license. attorneys for the state are going to be here saying they are going to be disbarred smuggling a hit list. laura brown is the former attorney. once the leader of oakland. she admitted she took his hand written notes from jail hiding them in legal papers and passing them on to a bay family member. he was convicted of ordering the murders of journalist, chauncey bailey and two other men. she said she thought they may have been love letters to a girlfriend...
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most americans think that's already the law. and a few minutes ago, 90% of democrats in the senate voted for that idea. but it's not going to happen. because 90% of republicans in the senate just voted against that idea. a majority of senators voted yes to protecting more of our citizens with smarter background checks. but by this continuing distortion of senate rules, a minority was able to block it from moving forward. i'm going to speak plainly and honestly about what's happened here. because the american people are trying to figure out, how can something have 90% support and yet not happen? we had a democrat and a republican, both gun owners, both fierce defenders of our second amendment, with "a" grades from the nra, come together and work together to write a common sense compromise on background checks. and i want to thank joe manchin and pat toomey for their courage in doing that. that was not easy. given their traditional strong support for second amendment rights. as they said, nobody could honestly claim that the packa
most americans think that's already the law. and a few minutes ago, 90% of democrats in the senate voted for that idea. but it's not going to happen. because 90% of republicans in the senate just voted against that idea. a majority of senators voted yes to protecting more of our citizens with smarter background checks. but by this continuing distortion of senate rules, a minority was able to block it from moving forward. i'm going to speak plainly and honestly about what's happened here....
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the car company is working on changing texas law as well. but in virginia this morning, the company gets a big fat no. the head of the dmv there says tesla did not prove a private franchisee couldn't do as good a job as a company-owned tesla store. many states have very specific, very old laws that prohibit car companies from selling their own cars. it's designed to protect the dealers. in many ways, it's similar to baseball. you can't just start a team or open a dealership anywhere you want to. you have to have the blessing of other car dealers and have to do so in a territory not already claimed by another dealer selling the car. apple shares gaining overnight after the company said it would up its dividend and increase its stock buy back. apple said on the phone call yesterday it would become one of the biggest dividend companies in the world. now sales, those weren't so hot, jon and laura. nor were profits that fell for the first time since about 10 years now. but apple is paying back a lot of that extra cash to invest. >> people like to
the car company is working on changing texas law as well. but in virginia this morning, the company gets a big fat no. the head of the dmv there says tesla did not prove a private franchisee couldn't do as good a job as a company-owned tesla store. many states have very specific, very old laws that prohibit car companies from selling their own cars. it's designed to protect the dealers. in many ways, it's similar to baseball. you can't just start a team or open a dealership anywhere you want...
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the human body a new case before the supreme court may shatter thirty years of intellectual property law and save millions of lives in the process also in two thousand and eight wall street crash the economy and ruin the lives of people all over the world five years later the big banks are booming while the rest of us are struggling to recover from the worst downturn since the great depression isn't it time they made us back a small tax on financial transactions would be a start and right wing attacks on big government aren't just wrong they're dangerous i'll tell you why incised we take. the best of the rest of the news on monday the supreme court heard arguments in the case of the association of molecular elect killer papyrology versus myriad genetics incorporated the central question in that case revolved around whether or not marriage and medics american biotech firm has the right to hold a patent to human gene sequences it can be used to predict whether or not an individual is at risk for breast cancer or myriad argues that its patent is necessary to ensure that it is properly rewar
the human body a new case before the supreme court may shatter thirty years of intellectual property law and save millions of lives in the process also in two thousand and eight wall street crash the economy and ruin the lives of people all over the world five years later the big banks are booming while the rest of us are struggling to recover from the worst downturn since the great depression isn't it time they made us back a small tax on financial transactions would be a start and right wing...
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and there also have been reports by law enforcement sources reporting to nbc news that there has been a fair amount of video evidence including things like somebody putting a backpack or a bag down near the finish line on monday afternoon. but remember, with hundreds of people there, there were a lot of people that put things down that doesn't necessarily mean that it was the bomber. more about some of what was uncovered from the fbi special agent in charge at yesterday's briefing, let's hear again what he had to say. >> we are asking anyone who may have heard someone speak about the marathon or the date of april 15th in any way that indicated that he or she may target the event to call us. someone knows who did this. >> reporter: special agent rick deslauriers yesterday. there has been a tremendous response. it sounds like some of that has led to what law enforcement forces are telling nbc news are solid leads. but we won't hear anything more about what those are until they can get back to work following that bomb threat back at the courthouse. back to you. >> thank you very much. sc
and there also have been reports by law enforcement sources reporting to nbc news that there has been a fair amount of video evidence including things like somebody putting a backpack or a bag down near the finish line on monday afternoon. but remember, with hundreds of people there, there were a lot of people that put things down that doesn't necessarily mean that it was the bomber. more about some of what was uncovered from the fbi special agent in charge at yesterday's briefing, let's hear...
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institution that has really developed in the aftermath of 9/11 where you bring together all kind of law enforcement agencies, all kind of jurisdictions-- local, county, federal, state. they work together as a task force, and this seems to have been-- worked very well in this case. >> ifill: okay, well, in that case we're going to move on. if we get anything new while we're on the air we'll share it with you. the president's week air force complicated one, especially after the senatey jected the mildest form of gun control-- background checks for gun buyers. only a week another a republican senator, pat toomey, and a democrat joe manchin seemed to have hit on the perfect compromise but no. republicans and several democrats called it necessary. what happened in the end, jeff? >> what happened in the end is probably what was going to happen in the beginning, that gun control is one of the most complicated things to pass the senate. ythere was incredible emotion. i was up there as the newtown families were going door to door to door talking to senators. it was the most emotional lobbying ca
institution that has really developed in the aftermath of 9/11 where you bring together all kind of law enforcement agencies, all kind of jurisdictions-- local, county, federal, state. they work together as a task force, and this seems to have been-- worked very well in this case. >> ifill: okay, well, in that case we're going to move on. if we get anything new while we're on the air we'll share it with you. the president's week air force complicated one, especially after the senatey...
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ninth circuit court of appeals will hear arguments on whether the law is constitutional. the law prohibits parents from sending their homosexual children to what's called repairative therapy. supporters say it's ineffective and psychologically damaging. others say that they are interrupting parenting and family decisions. >>> you don't have to have that chinstrap on your hat today as you were talking about yesterday. if you live in the east bay, stick around. mike inouye has a sigalert. he will get to that report in a minute and 30 seconds from now. winds have drop off. it's breezy out there. because of the strong wind we've had to deal with, watch out for debris on your ride to work this morning. along the east shore 56 in oakland to start, 49 in san jose. good morning to you. we're done with the worst weather of the week. those were the windy days. high pressure moves in, stabilizes our atmosphere, brings temperatures up. we have a beautiful day ahead. the only thing is high pollen. keep that clarityin ii iin by side, you shall be okay. look at these numbers making us y
ninth circuit court of appeals will hear arguments on whether the law is constitutional. the law prohibits parents from sending their homosexual children to what's called repairative therapy. supporters say it's ineffective and psychologically damaging. others say that they are interrupting parenting and family decisions. >>> you don't have to have that chinstrap on your hat today as you were talking about yesterday. if you live in the east bay, stick around. mike inouye has a...
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he's a law-abiding citizen. we're not going after law-abiding citizens. as the chief suggested, background checks is to target persons who are prohibited from purchasing and owning firearms. that's who we're going after. and to, you know, have these people talk to us and look us in the eye and say, well, what about the 2%? well, what about, you know, how long it takes to have a background check? what about how inconvenient it is to have a background check? i find that hog wash. americans have spoken up. they want a background check on all gun buyers. we're going to make it happen. you know, these senators are out of touch and they're not listening and i think some of their staff have treated the family members, you know, uncaring and it's unacceptable. >> chief flynn, just speaking to that point, and to the nra talking points, the nra is actually running a new ad that says, most police don't want background checks and that they don't think they work. which is obviously based on a completely unscientific sir vain and it's a completely false set of facts wh
he's a law-abiding citizen. we're not going after law-abiding citizens. as the chief suggested, background checks is to target persons who are prohibited from purchasing and owning firearms. that's who we're going after. and to, you know, have these people talk to us and look us in the eye and say, well, what about the 2%? well, what about, you know, how long it takes to have a background check? what about how inconvenient it is to have a background check? i find that hog wash. americans have...
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we comply with laws when they're written and comply with the law. that's not the issue. the issue is that the law . >> my time is -- to be clear of the bill came out of the congress and it was a law you intend to follow it to the letter. >> we always endeavor to follow the law. all right. i want to to be sure. you will follow it. endeavoring and following slightly different. i can't comment on a law i haven't read. we need to discuss them. could you set an order -- on the $3 million cap roughly $20 5,000 a year. new policy, can you tell me. the wall "the wall street journal" estimates that 6% of the population will be impacted by the new cap. i remember your testimony saying a small amount of people. heard a lot of complaining about the 1%. are with targeting the of%? our position is clear. we want all american to save for their retirement. open we want to encourage people who don't save to save. we want to make it easier not harder. in a world of tough choices when most have less than $100,000. saying the tax benefit ends at $3 million is a reasonable treadoff to me. >>
we comply with laws when they're written and comply with the law. that's not the issue. the issue is that the law . >> my time is -- to be clear of the bill came out of the congress and it was a law you intend to follow it to the letter. >> we always endeavor to follow the law. all right. i want to to be sure. you will follow it. endeavoring and following slightly different. i can't comment on a law i haven't read. we need to discuss them. could you set an order -- on the $3 million...
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. >> we should be especially careful to safe guard the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. >> reporter: others said the bill won't curb gun violence. >> expanded background checks would not prevent newtown. criminals do not submit to background checks. >> reporter: the president had a message for voters who support background checks. >> you need to let your representatives in congress know that you are disappointed, and if they don't act this time, you will remember come election time. >> reporter: newtown families vow to continue the fight, saying they don't have the luxury of turning back. >> the ban on high-capacity magazines also failed. >>> new questions about the suicide of a cyber bully south bay teen. >> and a crime against an east bay child. what surveillance pictures show and don't show. >> temperatures will drop down to the upper 40s and lower 50s. which day will get pretty close to 90 degrees? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, developments in the case of audrie pott-- the saratoga teenager who killed herself after allegedly bei assaulted and by her classm. audrey's fami >>> the sa
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law enforcement officials have not confirmed that there were other unsploided bombs. the official confirmation is that there were two devices. to the extent that there were other devices today, isolated and treated in some way by law enforcement, those may have been devices that were investigated as suspect packages and done away with by law enforce. . no arrests have been made. the investigation is now being headed by the fbi in conjunction with other federal and state and local agencies. i want to bring in a young man who is an eyewitness. he was eating with co-workers when he heard the first explosion. so you're about 100 yards away. what did you hear? >> bewere inside the restaurant. heard the first explosion. kind of shook the building a little bit. we kind of wondered what it was. looked outside and saw some smoke. actually ran outside. then the second one blew up about 100 yards from us. >> did they sound like they were about the same size? >> the first one sounded small, because it was a little bit further down the street. i didn't realize until i watched the
law enforcement officials have not confirmed that there were other unsploided bombs. the official confirmation is that there were two devices. to the extent that there were other devices today, isolated and treated in some way by law enforcement, those may have been devices that were investigated as suspect packages and done away with by law enforce. . no arrests have been made. the investigation is now being headed by the fbi in conjunction with other federal and state and local agencies. i...
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i don't know if our laws are insufficient or the fbi failed but we are at war with radical islamists and we need to up our game. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> in the meantime, the 19-year-old younger brother who survived is in a hospital in boston. he is being questioned by the high value detainee interrogation group. those questions and his answers for the first 48 hours without a miranda warning not admission i believe in court. prosecutors say they have plenty more evidence to convict him. laura? >>> thank you very much. the bombings resonating worldwide, not a tribute to here in the united states. the runners in london holding their own memorial. yesterday, 36,000 runners stood in silence for 30 seconds before the beginning of the race. that race was held under some extremely tight security. in fact, officials say police presence was increased by 40% over previous years. they point out that extra security was meant to reassure the public and was not a response to a specific threat. >> 5:44 this morning. relief crews are r
i don't know if our laws are insufficient or the fbi failed but we are at war with radical islamists and we need to up our game. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> in the meantime, the 19-year-old younger brother who survived is in a hospital in boston. he is being questioned by the high value detainee interrogation group. those questions and his answers for the first 48 hours without a miranda warning not admission i believe in...
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broader ramifications for both the future of the american biotech industry and intellectual property law as a whole for the millions of americans at risk for breast cancer court's decision will have a very human impact as well if the justices invalidate merits palette patent adamant patients could have easier access to potentially lifesaving tests for more on this i'm now joined by dr elaine chapter physician patient advocate and part time professor at weill cornell medical college. dr schaffner welcome to the program could you thank you for having me thank you for joining us could you give us a brief summary of the case the overview. sure. basically the genes that are at issue were discovered by scientists in the early one nine hundred ninety s. . they were discovered among others by researchers at the university of utah and they were those scientists were working with myriad biotech firm and basically the university and myriad came to own the patent on the sequences of those genes and those genes which are called braca one and record two for breast cancer susceptibility conferring. the
broader ramifications for both the future of the american biotech industry and intellectual property law as a whole for the millions of americans at risk for breast cancer court's decision will have a very human impact as well if the justices invalidate merits palette patent adamant patients could have easier access to potentially lifesaving tests for more on this i'm now joined by dr elaine chapter physician patient advocate and part time professor at weill cornell medical college. dr...